Chapter 1291: Chapter 849: Ghost Fog Bottle
The evacuation operation went very smoothly, encountering no obstacles along the way. By the time they reached the safe house in a nearby village, Tai Wenqin and Sui Chengguo were already waiting for him.
Seeing Yang Xiao return safely, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sui, are you injured?" Yang Xiao noticed that Sui Chengguo’s arm was in a sling, clearly broken.
"It’s no big deal, just ran into some trouble, but it’s all handled now." Sui Chengguo gave Yang Xiao a reassuring smile, then turned around, retrieved a silver box from under the bed, patted it, and said with a laugh, "That guy got taken down by me. It’s a pity there were two Magic Artifacts; with time being tight, I only managed to recover one."
After saying this, Sui Chengguo pushed the box towards Yang Xiao, generously saying, "You take it."
"You risked your life for this, I can’t take it." Yang Xiao stated clearly before taking the box and placing it in the Mirror World.
He wasn’t trying to claim the Magic Artifact; it was just inconvenient to carry with them on the road. He would safeguard it for Brother Sui and return it once they got back to the Esoteric Sect.
From Tai Wenqin’s description, Yang Xiao roughly understood the battle situation on their side. Tai Wenqin and Sui Chengguo attacked almost simultaneously, catching the Gu Sect followers at the Southern Garrison by surprise.
One Ghost-level Apostle was killed on the spot, while another was severely injured and narrowly escaped. The rest of the Level 2 Apostles suffered heavy casualties, and the entire Southern Garrison was almost wiped out by them.
But they also paid some price; Sui Chengguo had an arm broken by the dying blow of a Ghost-level Apostle, and Tai Wenqin broke two ribs.
However, compared to the Gu Sect’s losses, their injuries seemed insignificant.
The Southern Garrison was destroyed, and the Gu Sect members left at headquarters were completely wiped out. Of the three Ghost-level Apostles in the city, two were captured or killed, and one escaped with severe injuries.
Among them, the next Priest designated within the Gu Sect, Bo Yetong, was also half-killed and captured by Yang Xiao. This action nearly crippled half of the Gu Sect’s foundation.
This was naturally due to the formidable combat prowess of Yang Xiao and the others, especially Yang Xiao, whose power far surpassed Apostles of the same level with the augmentation of the Mirror Ghost.
But more so, it was because the Gu Sect was lax in its defense, particularly with the Gu Sect Priest and many experts not being in the city, thus giving Yang Xiao and the others an opportunity to strike.
In any case, this operation was overwhelmingly successful, as Yang Xiao always believed in leaving no stone unturned. He took everything movable, even stealing the Sect Protection Array from the Gu Sect’s headquarters. It was uncertain what face the Gu Sect Priest would have when he returned to see this.
In fact, among the three, Yang Xiao might have been the most severely injured. He had several cuts from Bo Yetong’s blade, and his face was scratched too.
The most serious injury was on his left shoulder, making it difficult to lift his arm. His spiritual power was nearly depleted.
Half an hour later, the three of them changed their clothes, boarded a white van, and quickly left the hiding village before dawn.
This time, perhaps to avoid attracting attention, they spent nearly two full days on the road, switching between three vehicles, finally reaching the Esoteric Sect’s launching base by the evening of the third day.
Immediately, the three quietly returned to their quarters to rest. Soon, someone from the Esoteric Sect sent a doctor to treat Yang Xiao’s external injuries.
Shortly after the doctor left, an Alchemist from the Esoteric Sect, proficient in concocting secret healing medicine, came to check Yang Xiao’s condition thoroughly and left two medicine pills for him, one red and one black, instructing him to take the black one before sleep and the red one on an empty stomach in the morning.
"Thank you, master. My two friends are also injured. Please, master’s attention to them as well," Yang Xiao said as he accepted the pills. "Also, please invite Dean Sheng for me. I have something to discuss with him."
The Esoteric Sect Alchemist, who had placed the medicine box back on his shoulder, replied expressionlessly, "Your friends will be cared for. Dean Sheng cannot come; he has already left."
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiao was stunned, feeling an ominous premonition, "Gone? Where did he go?"
"I don’t know." Leaving this curt reply, the Alchemist turned and walked towards the door with the medicine box.
Feeling anxious, Yang Xiao quickly stepped forward to stop him, "Please wait, how about my uncle? Is Professor Cui... is he doing well?"
The Alchemist frowned slightly, appearing displeased, but answered, "He’s fine. However, it’s too late now, and a curfew is in effect within the camp. You should be able to see him tomorrow."
Hearing this, Yang Xiao felt a little relieved, then made one last request: he needed a translator device capable of translating between Chinese and Myanmar and Thailand languages.
After receiving a definite assurance, he let the Alchemist leave. Yang Xiao sat alone on the chair, staring blankly at the door.
Dean Sheng had left, but Professor Cui was still there. This indicated that it wasn’t the Esoteric Sect relocating them; certainly, the Esoteric Cannibal Buddha sect had encountered trouble and needed someone as experienced as Dean Sheng to handle it.
Continuing along this line of thought, it must have something to do with the gathering of the four families at the Yin Temple.
Now, it was certain that something significant must have happened within the territory of the Yin Temple. However, given Yang Xiao’s status and experience, he couldn’t quite guess what it was.
If he couldn’t guess, he wouldn’t try to. Anyway, he would inquire about it when he next saw Dean Sheng.
Soon enough, the translator device arrived. It was a small black box, accompanied by matching earphones.
With no outsiders in the room, Yang Xiao summoned the Soul-Capturing Mirror, donned the translator device, and entered the Mirror World.
